Bhopal: BJP eying Congress leaders in state too

Bhopal: BJP eying Congress leaders in state too

Staff ReporterUpdated: Thursday, May 30, 2019, 04:39 AM IST
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Bhopal: The state congress is likely to suffer another jolt in Madhya Pradesh as the BJP which has recently formed government with Nitish Kumar in Bihar and is actively poaching leaders from other parties, is also eyeing congressmen in the state. Congress party is attacking the ruling BJP in the state, after the farmer’s protest and is actively voicing concern over other issues which may go against the government.

Now to settle scores with the opposition, BJP is mulling over bringing big Congress leaders with it. The upcoming municipal body elections have now become a bone of contention between the two parties. The BJP is trying to allure any big name from Congress to join it before the elections.

The presidential election had seen three cross voting by congress legislators which has left the rumor mills churning. Congress on one hand is looking for the three MLAs, there is a BJP minister who is keeping in touch with other MLAs of Congress. BJP is now eyeing them to create hurdles in the way of Congress in the upcoming polls. The by-election in the Chiktrakoot assembly seat which fell vacant after untimely demise of a Congress MLA, is scheduled after the municipal body elections.

Now the seat belonged to Congress, it would not be an easy task for BJP and so the party may resort to poaching of local leaders. On the other hand, Congress is yet to declare its chief ministerial candidate for the next elections leaving the two factions belonging to Jyotiraditya Scindia and Kamlnath indulged in display of power. The BJP is likely to capitalize on the situation.

The inclusion of Congress leaders Sanjay Pathak, Rao Uday Pratap Singh, Bhagirath Prasad, Narayan Tripathi, Rakesh Singh Chaturvedi and Nisith Patel in BJP has already given a major setback to Congress.

The central leadership of BJP has given its nod for poaching of leaders and the party will make all out efforts to give a blow to Congress before the visit of its national president Amit Shah in the month of August.

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